| Player | Team | Gms | Att | Cmp | Pct | Yds | YPA | TD | TD%T% | Int | Int%I% | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian SipeB. Sipe | CLE | 16 | 554 | 337 | 60.8 | 4,132 | 7.5 | 30 | 5.4 | 14 | 2.5 | 65 | 23 | 217 | 91.4 |
| Ron JaworskiR. Jaworski | PHI | 16 | 451 | 257 | 57.0 | 3,529 | 7.8 | 27 | 6.0 | 12 | 2.7 | 56t | 27 | 213 | 91.0 |
| Vince FerragamoV. Ferragamo | LA | 16 | 404 | 240 | 59.4 | 3,199 | 7.9 | 30 | 7.4 | 19 | 4.7 | 74t | 23 | 191 | 89.7 |
| Steve BartkowskiS. Bartkowski | ATL | 16 | 463 | 257 | 55.5 | 3,544 | 7.7 | 31 | 6.7 | 16 | 3.5 | 81t | 35 | 324 | 88.2 |
| Joe MontanaJ. Montana | SF | 15 | 273 | 176 | 64.5 | 1,795 | 6.6 | 15 | 5.5 | 9 | 3.3 | 71t | 15 | 100 | 87.8 |
| Dan FoutsD. Fouts | SD | 16 | 589 | 348 | 59.1 | 4,715 | 8.0 | 30 | 5.1 | 24 | 4.1 | 65 | 32 | 210 | 84.7 |
| Gary DanielsonG. Danielson | DET | 16 | 417 | 244 | 58.5 | 3,223 | 7.7 | 13 | 3.1 | 11 | 2.6 | 87t | 44 | 338 | 82.4 |
| Archie ManningA. Manning | NO | 16 | 509 | 309 | 60.7 | 3,716 | 7.3 | 23 | 4.5 | 20 | 3.9 | 56 | 41 | 311 | 81.8 |
| Danny WhiteD. White | DAL | 16 | 436 | 260 | 59.6 | 3,287 | 7.5 | 28 | 6.4 | 25 | 5.7 | 58t | 30 | 252 | 80.7 |
| Craig MortonC. Morton | DEN | 12 | 301 | 183 | 60.8 | 2,150 | 7.1 | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.3 | 41 | 26 | 190 | 77.8 |
| Steve FullerS. Fuller | KC | 14 | 320 | 193 | 60.3 | 2,250 | 7.0 | 10 | 3.1 | 12 | 3.8 | 77 | 49 | 348 | 76.4 |
| Bert JonesB. Jones | BAL | 15 | 446 | 248 | 55.6 | 3,134 | 7.0 | 23 | 5.2 | 21 | 4.7 | 47 | 34 | 262 | 75.3 |
| Joe TheismannJ. Theismann | WAS | 16 | 454 | 262 | 57.7 | 2,962 | 6.5 | 17 | 3.7 | 16 | 3.5 | 54t | 31 | 282 | 75.2 |
| Terry BradshawT. Bradshaw | PIT | 15 | 424 | 218 | 51.4 | 3,339 | 7.9 | 24 | 5.7 | 22 | 5.2 | 68t | 33 | 245 | 75.0 |
| Joe FergusonJ. Ferguson | BUF | 16 | 439 | 251 | 57.2 | 2,805 | 6.4 | 20 | 4.6 | 18 | 4.1 | 69 | 13 | 129 | 74.5 |
| Steve GroganS. Grogan | NE | 12 | 306 | 175 | 57.2 | 2,475 | 8.1 | 18 | 5.9 | 22 | 7.2 | 71 | 17 | 138 | 73.1 |
| Jim PlunkettJ. Plunkett | OAK | 13 | 320 | 165 | 51.6 | 2,299 | 7.2 | 18 | 5.6 | 16 | 5.0 | 86t | 36 | 285 | 72.9 |
| Jim ZornJ. Zorn | SEA | 16 | 488 | 276 | 56.6 | 3,346 | 6.9 | 17 | 3.5 | 20 | 4.1 | 67t | 44 | 341 | 72.3 |
| Tommy KramerT. Kramer | MIN | 15 | 522 | 299 | 57.3 | 3,582 | 6.9 | 19 | 3.6 | 23 | 4.4 | 76t | 37 | 214 | 72.2 |
| Lynn DickeyL. Dickey | GB | 16 | 478 | 278 | 58.2 | 3,529 | 7.4 | 15 | 3.1 | 25 | 5.2 | 69t | 37 | 314 | 70.0 |
| Doug WilliamsD. Williams | TB | 16 | 521 | 254 | 48.8 | 3,396 | 6.5 | 20 | 3.8 | 16 | 3.1 | 61 | 23 | 194 | 69.9 |
| Ken StablerK. Stabler | HOU | 16 | 457 | 293 | 64.1 | 3,202 | 7.0 | 13 | 2.8 | 28 | 6.1 | 79t | 27 | 264 | 68.7 |
| Jim HartJ. Hart | STL | 15 | 425 | 228 | 53.6 | 2,946 | 6.9 | 16 | 3.8 | 20 | 4.7 | 69t | 39 | 292 | 68.6 |
| Ken AndersonK. Anderson | CIN | 13 | 275 | 166 | 60.4 | 1,778 | 6.5 | 6 | 2.2 | 13 | 4.7 | 67t | 24 | 174 | 66.9 |
| Steve DeBergS. DeBerg | SF | 11 | 321 | 186 | 57.9 | 1,998 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.7 | 17 | 5.3 | 93t | 14 | 114 | 66.7 |
| Vince EvansV. Evans | CHI | 13 | 278 | 148 | 53.2 | 2,039 | 7.3 | 11 | 4.0 | 16 | 5.8 | 89t | 26 | 205 | 66.2 |
| David WoodleyD. Woodley | MIA | 13 | 327 | 176 | 53.8 | 1,850 | 5.7 | 14 | 4.3 | 17 | 5.2 | 61 | 17 | 127 | 63.1 |
| Richard ToddR. Todd | NYJ | 16 | 479 | 264 | 55.1 | 3,329 | 7.0 | 17 | 3.5 | 30 | 6.3 | 55 | 42 | 326 | 62.7 |
| Jack ThompsonJ. Thompson | CIN | 14 | 234 | 115 | 49.1 | 1,324 | 5.7 | 11 | 4.7 | 12 | 5.1 | 59t | 13 | 113 | 60.9 |
| Phil SimmsP. Simms | NYG | 13 | 402 | 193 | 48.0 | 2,321 | 5.8 | 15 | 3.7 | 19 | 4.7 | 58t | 36 | 233 | 58.9 |